Senate votes to reject peace treaty with Germany in 1919 turmoil
The Senate rejected the Versailles peace treaty by a 49 to 35 vote, then adopted a Lodge resolution to return the pact to the president. A subsequent 47 to 37 vote aimed to formalize the rejection, as debate over a possible campaign impact and reentry to negotiations continued amid party divisions.
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Germany
Washington
Senate
League of Mafions
Paria
Wilson
Ratlfewnion
Lodge
Tim Chet
Walte Houss
Congress
United States
Versailles
Joseph TP. Tumelty
Wen
Henate
Tumulty
Mitchcock
Eame
Ashuret
Beckham
Chamberlain
Complete vote on the peace treaty
Washington reports the Senate failed to pass the peace treaty after a tense roll call. The tally shows 40 for and 15 against resolution with 21 abstentions. several paired votes and bipartisan lines marked the result as the day closed with adjournment motions and calls for deferment.
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Washington
Senate
Ball
Calder
Capper
Colt
Curtis
Dillingham
Edge
Evking
Fretinghuyson
Hale
Joour
Wash
Kellogg
Kenyon
Keyes
Lenrod
Lodge
McLean
McNary
New
Page
Phipps
Smoot
Spencer
Sterning
Sutherland
Wadeworth
Warren
Watson
Ashure
Beckham
Chamberlain
Fletcher
Gore
Henderson
Kendrick
King
Myers
Nugent
Cwer
Phelan
Pittman
Perrane
Tansdell
Smith
Trammell
Walsh
Maxe
Wales
Mont
Wolcott
Camera for Finger Prints and Church Music Featured
The article describes a new camera for reproducing finger prints with aligned focus, plus mentions the use of instruments for church chant and historic printing of liturgy. It notes plans for China’s highway from Peking to Tientsin and a 1802 lifeboat still existing in Yorkshire. It also covers sandpaper label protection and an olive tree pest, with remedies.
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China
Peking
Tientsin
Tungchow
Peking Motor Club
Banque Industrielle de Chine
Treotin
Vintage Kitchen Almanac Fails to Yield Modern Flavor
A thrift era column blends home dining advice with recipes from New England potato salad to stuffed eggs. It urges practical cooking with canned f ood leftovers and simple fritters while praising self reliance and efficient household labor.
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New England
Concrete block homes touted as affordable future builds
The article highlights concrete block construction as a solution to lumber and brick shortages for home building. It notes blocks are produced locally, reduce freight costs, and come in efficient 8 by 8 by 16 inch sizing. The design promises a durable, roomy home on modest lots with modifiable interior layouts.
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William A. Radford
Pine Gum and Amber Ties to Ancient Kaori Treasures
A fragment notes pine gum as nearly indestructible with kauri ambergris links from ancient stumps in New Zealand. It cites gum mining long after wood vanished and mentions favorable peanut production in Alabama supporting U S consumption. Also includes scattered literary quotes and humorous lines about love and marriage.
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New Zealand
Rat Threats and Odd Encounters Described by London Answers
A London Answers writer notes rats attack people on roads. A cyclist in Carlsbad was leaped at by a rat. he kicked it away and ran over it. The report mentions rats sometimes killing babies and recalls an officer accidentally locked in Dublin's St Patrick’s Cathedral while in uniform.
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London
Carlsbad
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Dublin
Ens
England
Hanover
Germany
Concrete blockhouses feature insulation and roomy design
A home illustrated in Minstra Tot showcases concrete block construction with rock-face foundations and smooth walls. The story-and-a-half house offers seven rooms plus bath, two dormers, large closets, and a full-width enclosed porch, emphasizing attractive exterior and practical interior layout.
Eyes Reveal Disease Via Iriseience Theory
A dubious health claim credits eye inspection with diagnosing all diseases through iris marks. The piece recounts a Danish doctor and Hungarian origins, noting white lines for cures and brown specks for drugs, interwoven with a stray anecdote about the family using the word nifty.
Curious Name Explained and Tower Warders Origin
A fragment discusses a missing car cylinder and a humorous misread by a husband about repairs. It notes the Tower of London warders being first called yeomen of the guard during Edward VI and hints at the origin from French buffeter. A brief tidbit claims Lapland women are the shortest in the world.
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Tower of London
Edward VI
Henry VII
Lapland
Laplandl
Danger All Around Rim Gol Prohibition Predicament
A fragmented ad or notice mentions a perilous situation with prohibitionists and a predicment. It references a $100 reward and a local disease disorder related to untreated conditions. The text includes misread words and stray brand-like names such as Uheney & Co. Toledo.
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Uheney & Co
Toleds
Oba
Prester John and Imaginative Legends of Abyssinia
A historical note on Prester John linking Abyssinia to his realm and a fictional waterless sea described before 1241. The piece records a tale of a sand sea and a rolling waterless river ascribed to the legendary king and notes a writer’s attribution of Abyssinia as the kingdom.
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Prester John
Egypt
Ethiopia
Abyssinia
Middle India
Manuel Commenus
Constantinople
California Fruit Crops and Miscellaneous 1919 Notes
In the year ending August 31 1919 California fruit growers marketed 10 904 802 boxes of oranges 3 708 007 boxes of lemons and 203 183 boxes of grapefruit. Also notes on Castoria bottle safety public notices and anecdotes about a dark theater seating incident and Miss Jennie Fish a longtime Bronx teacher who taught 40 000 children and was never late for duty.
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California
Jennie Fish
New York Board of Education
Bronx
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Virginia
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